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The Squaw Creek bridge on Lincoln Way collapsed following the flood of June 3, 1918. The bridge had been new in 1908 and had been subjected to flooding at least one other time. The Goddard family of Ames had been on the bridge when it collapsed and their car was badly damaged. Fortunately, the flood waters had receded substantially. It was 1921 before a new bridge was in place. Photo, courtesy of the Iowa Department of Transportation.